When presented with the questions‚ “If you knew you were going to die tomorrow‚ what three people would you call and why?”‚ many names and faces come to mind. Along with these‚ come a mix of emotion and feelings. Although it is a tough decision‚ my first call would be to my mother. Seeing how she is the woman who brought me into this world‚ it would only be fair that she would be the first to know that I was leaving it. Calling my mom would also serve two other purposes. The first being that my father
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consumption of material things. Conserve energy to save for the future. Share with others the blessings that I received. Written Report on Lesson 12 (My Discernment of Right and Wrong) My Discernment of Right and Wrong What does it mean to be morally good? Their respect for themselves and other human beings. In turn‚ reflecting their actions. And also "The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children." -Dietrich Boenhoffer An act is morally good
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For the second reflection paper I chose to write about the book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. When I started reading this book‚ I had no idea what I was going to read about. I learned many new concepts on the culture of Hmong and their views. A brief section of the book also was about how they came to America and the experiences they had while doing so. I learned that there was a secret war in Laos that caused a tragedy among the Hmong people leaving them to abandon their homes in the
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ “‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact
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One story from the short story unit that depicts impossibilities is “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” Connie’s vanity is not abnormal; many teenagers who are her age and attractive act the same way. The impossibility of the story appears in the form of Arnold Friend. Whether he is Satan‚ a serial killer‚ Jesus‚ Bob Dylan‚ or none of the above‚ his presence seems odd. Arnold Friend seems to know too much about Connie’s life to simply be a stalker. He know that the rest of Connie’s family
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Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Journal #2 In The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚ by Anne Fadiman‚ Lia Lee is a very sickly child‚ and is now unfortunately a “vegetable.” Much to the hospitals chagrin‚ they in fact are the reason why Lia is in a comatose state. The Lee’s argued with the doctors throughout Lia’s entire 4 years of medical strife with epilepsy about the medication and the way they were treating Lia. Fadiman juxtaposes the differences of the Hmong way of healing people:
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In "Remember Who You Are" by Cathy Guisewite‚ Guisewite discusses the fact that women do so much more then men. In Guisewite’s first passage labeled " Give up the quest for perfection and shoot for five good minutes in a row"‚ she discusses the fact that when women do in actual fact more work then men that they don’t get the credit they deserve. Guisewite also talks about how she would pressure her self into losing weight‚ and at the end of her college education at the University of Michigan she
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Quote: “Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.” William James . Begin to be now what you will be hereafter" is the William James’ way of saying don’t wait for some magic way to show up to get you to what you want to be. You have to do the work to get to you have no set targets when you have no aim in life? (to be continued based on one’s own understanding on the subject and importance of goals and aims in one’s life.) This topic means that if a person aims to become someone or pursue a
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have what we want for a good life. To be able to provide my family and myself with sincerity and dedication‚ by being ambitious‚ committed‚ focused‚ and whole hearted. And how I go about doing that is to be hard working and determined in everything I do. How I’m doing that is by going to school to focus on my career in Justice Administrative in digital forensics so I can also help people. I also want my family and I to move up in the world and make sure my family never goes without. What qualities
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“Where are you going‚ where have you been?” by Joyce Carol Oates represents emotional abuse in relationships and how easy it is to manipulate young minds. Connie is a beautiful‚ self indulgent 15 year old girl. Her mother is very overbearing and praises her 24 year old sister‚ June‚ more than her. June is everything that Connie isn’t. She works hard to make money on her own‚ helps her parents around the house‚ and is mature and independent. Connie strives to receive attention and praise that her
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